Ann Campney

Ann Campney

Amherst, MA - Ann Shaaber Campney, 92, died on October 3, 2023, at her home in Amherst, MA.

She was born September 3, 1931, in Wyomissing, PA, to Ruth Goetz Shaaber and Harry M. Shaaber. She had one sister, Joan S. Fletcher, who predeceased her.

Ann attended Wyomissing High School and had many friends there with whom she stayed in touch for the rest of her life. She graduated from Skidmore College, with a major in music, in 1953.

Ann met her future spouse, Harry K. Campney, Jr. in 1954, and they married in 1955. They had two daughters, and the family lived in Whately, MA for many years. When Ann and Harry divorced, Ann moved to Amherst, where she served as the executive secretary of the Amherst Chamber of Commerce and was the first woman elected to the Amherst Rotary Club in 1987.

Ann's hobbies and interests included music (playing the piano), playing tennis and golf, bridge, and many crafts, including sewing, needlepoint, knitting and quilting. Ann was a fan of many UMASS sports teams especially men's basketball over the years. She was also an avid fan of her grandchildren's sports teams, and she loved visiting and staying in touch with all her friends. She especially enjoyed annual summer trips to Stone Harbor, NJ. with high school friends.

She is survived by her daughters and their spouses, Lisa J. Campney and Dave Trop, and Julia and Christopher Irving, and five grandchildren: Grant and Cole Irving, and Sarah (Liam Stowe), Claire and Eli Trop. Ann also leaves her niece, Anne Fletcher.

A gathering for friends and neighbors is being planned. There will be no services. Ann's ashes will be buried at the Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading, PA.

A very special thank you to the Hospice of the Fisher Home, Ester Gomes and Inieda Correia of Gomes Home Health Care, Hadley, MA., and Donna Poli and Judith Hudson and many special neighbors. Memorial Donations may be made to the Hospice of the Fisher Home, 1165 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002.